1962 Oldsmobile Jetfire Dealership Promotional Film in COLOR

[@howabouthetruth2157]

Thanks to Jay Leno's youtube channel with a guest who owns a Jetfire he totally restored, I just discovered this car for the first time, and I'm 60 yrs old. First ever turbocharged American car, released only weeks before the turbo Corvair. The Jetfire is such a cool car. That music in this old promo film just kills me, lol. Thanks for posting this, I really enjoyed it.

[@martinleicht5911]

Ditto,but I'm a year younger !! 🍺 😎 👍

[@joemamaurmama]

I'm 62. This is really great. My Dad, in the late 1950's, before he had 8 kids, was an amateur race car driver. He mostly raced his 1958 Porsche Speedster at Trenton Race Track, NJ. We always had Car and Driver magazines. I built plastic car models. This really brings me back! Such a cool car. Thanks!

[@howabouthetruth2157]

@@joemamaurmama Sounds like you had a great childhood with a really cool Father to boot.

[@thomasraywood679]

discovered it for the FIRST time, eh?

[@howabouthetruth2157]

@@thomasraywood679 That's what I said, didn't I? I knew about the turbo Corvair and the old Paxton supercharged Studebaker's. But not the turbo Old's.

[@johneddy908]

Oldsmobile was marketed as "The Rocket Action Car" during the 1960s, and Jetfire truly exemplified that tagline. By the way, the F-85, on which Jetfire was based, would later become Cutlass.

[@OAKLYSS]

Thanks for sharing that, it is an incredible movie I have never seen before. Me and the other Jetfire owners are very glad to see this. Just fantastic you still had this around.

[@4vickiekaye]

Can you run these on unleaded gas or do you need some kind of additive?

[@dougabbott8261]

@@4vickiekaye No, the car was designed for leaded gas and would need some cylinder head modifications( hardened valve seats) to run on unleaded fuel. The rocket fluid was a mix of water,alcohol and corrosion inhibitors it was designed to prevent pre ignition (knocking). Hopefully I have given you good info.

[@samburkes7552]

@@dougabbott8261 Yes, you have, to me..Curious about this vintage classic car!!

[@TairnKA]

Hm, you need leaded fuel (premium?), a water, alcohol and corrosion inhibitor mixture (from where and at what cost?). Did the dealership have techs who knew the correct carburetor and timing adjustments for the fuel, water, alcohol and corrosion inhibitor mixture? I wonder how many engines died before they realized the heads needed hardened valve seats and was the "mixture" still available (doubtful)?

[@oldsjetfire8975]

@@4vickiekaye These engines are fine on unleaded. They are aluminum heads and already have hardened valve seats from the factory.

[@classicmusclecarexhaust1988]

And to think the old guy in the beginning with the umbrella was probably born before the invention of the automobile and here he is in a 'Jetfire' promo film. In color no less!

[@jayedwards1205]

That guy was born in the 1890s , minimum ....1880s more likely

[@DaveonGrave]

My grandmother was born in NYC in 1899. He grew up with horses and buggies on the city streets, then cars, the invention of the airplane, the atom bomb, and he watched astronauts walk on the moon. In his 87 years on this planet, his generation witnessed the most advancements in human history. I'm still in awe of how his world changed.

[@Sheisthedevilyouknowwho-ft9we]

I love vintage film like this. Back in the '80s when I'se a growin' up, we had a channel that would sometimes on Saturdays show the '50s housewife in her kitchen with new kitchen appliance black & white promo films 🥰

[@jeffpiatt3879]

Did anyone else notice the little sample of "My Merry Oldsmobile" in the opening music as the dudes were looking at the car?? Come away with me, Lucille In my merry Oldsmobile Down the road of life we'll fly Automobubbling, you and I To the church we'll swiftly steal Then our wedding bells will peal You can go as far as you like with me In my merry Oldsmobile.

[@MervandtheMagicTones]

@JeffPiatt I noticed that right away! That song goes all the back to the Curved Dash Olds!

[@timothyharrison8953]

The Olds 215 and Buick/Rover 215 are similar, but not the same. The Oldsmobile version of this engine, although sharing the same basic architecture, had cylinder heads and angled valve covers designed by Oldsmobile engineers to look like a traditional Olds V8 and was produced on a separate assembly line. Among the differences between the Oldsmobile and Buick versions was weight, being somewhat heavier, at 350 lb. The major design differences were in the cylinder heads; Buick used a five-bolt pattern around each cylinder, where Oldsmobile used a six-bolt pattern and a wedge combustion chamber, which allowed larger valves. The sixth bolt was added to the intake manifold side of the head, one extra bolt for each cylinder, meant to alleviate a head-warping problem on high-compression versions. This meant that Buick heads would fit on Oldsmobile blocks, but not vice versa. Changing the compression ratio on an Oldsmobile 215 required changing the heads, but on a Buick 215, only the pistons were changed, which was less expensive and simpler. For that reason, the more common Buick version (which looks like a traditional Nailhead V8) has emerged as more desirable to some (Wiki). The Buick was sold to Rover. The block for the Olds went on to become the 300 with aluminum heads then the 340 with iron heads and finally the 350.

[@brianbates7892]

Love the guy pulling up in the Ferrari 250GT California Spyder mouthing "oooo" upon spotting the Oldsmobile.

[@jameshay7247]

If he knew about the turbocharger... he probably would! ; )

[@BogattheMoon]

Badness Bob and all of those 356 Porsches running around the track!

[@gregoryballestero4369]

@@BogattheMoon I love those old 356's my dad had one when he and my mom were dating but ended up selling it cause he always had a tough time getting parts in the 60's he waited like 8months for a gas tank and drove around with a jerry-rigged 5gallon bucket for a gas tank lol his was a late50's 356B I'm pretty sure

[@BogattheMoon]

@@gregoryballestero4369 oh man, that's wild..lol. Imagine still having that car today..so iconic. Would love to have an old 356 or 912!

[@gregoryballestero4369]

@@BogattheMoon its the one car he really regrets selling and said it was the best handling car he owned till he got his WRX wagon in 2003

[@hasbeengood]

Boy! The world sure was a simpler place back then! Cool car!

[@davidfarmer2049]

quite

[@samburkes7552]

Fantastic promo film! Brother & I bought, they Dad, a '62Caddie Buick Special, 4dr, used, in late '68. Had the same alum. 215V8, coupled to a Buick Special Dual-Path transmission. One shift @ about 20-25mph. Had both engine & tranny overhauled in '69. Was a great first car for us. It was normally aspirated. Brother sold it in So. Calif in the 80's. Don't think he got much for it. What transmission did this Jetfire use?? Very curious. The Dual-Path we had was like a small Power-Glide. Not too efficient fuel-wise.

[@Kar-wm5on]

The Jetfire used the roto-hydramatic model 5 transmission, as did the F-85.

[@youdontseeanoldmanhavinatw4904]

Not really

[@youdontseeanoldmanhavinatw4904]

That's just what old people say

[@johnnyhawkins43]

I just love old car's!

[@fatbackjacob5738]

Just learned about this car from Jay Leno’s garage. Great episode check it out.

[@kleverich]

I saw that too. I casually knew about these cars, but certainly not the detail as shown on Leno's Garage. That series is a treasure trove of information on classic cars.

[@kimoandrews5802]

I never watched him when he was on the tonight show, but now I think he's a national treasure. Jay Leno for President!

[@tomoday4450]

Fantastic! The good ole days for sure 👍🏻

[@big-edaniel5522]

I love Oldsmobile I’ve had several a 76 cutlass supreme 350 , a 74 cutlass supreme 350 wich I still have , a 73 cutlass supreme 350 , a 75 455 442 wich is my pride n joy … my dream is a 70 w30 442 455

[@mikeeberts3279]

That 215 ci aluminum V8 was a cool engine. Add a turbocharger and you've really got something!

[@kimoandrews5802]

Awesome music... American car company's knew how to market back in the 60s.

[@brainards11]

What a classic video!!! I loved watching it...!

[@nervouswreck392]

GRATE‼️

[@radioguy1620]

thanks for posting ,,i had a short ride in a new convt model back in the day as a young 10 yr old kid , couldnt figure out what the squealing noise was coming from the back, till one day I realized it was burning rubber !

[@logicn.reasoning9744]

This is great. I would love to see this film resored.

[@eyeoverhollywood]

I paid someone $75 to transfer this. I got home and saw RED.

[@WitchKing-Of-Angmar]

@@eyeoverhollywood it's because they tried to do cross processing which can't work well unless you were actually there in the time it was made to have the spectrum mirror the colors.

[@kleverich]

Was it the transfer process, or had the film just degraded over 60 yeares?

[@sonicdewd]

@@kleverich 100% it was the degradation of the film. Colorizing will be needed and all one can do is make educated guesses on what colors to use.

[@moldyapples]

@@sonicdewd Yup, it's called color fading, the cyan & yellow dye layers fade over time leaving mostly the magenta. A problem with movies shot on Eastmancolor film from 1950 to the '70s. I have some old 16mm educational films & most of them have faded to red just like this one. Still a lot of fun to watch though! Google "Film Preservation 101: Why are old films sometimes pink" for an atiicle about the problem

[@duanearcher7576]

The car definitely broke new ground for the industry! My brother had one and, at least his, had a lot of problems, issues. Smartly he unloaded it for 1964 Pontiac GTO!

[@almondsnackbar4969]

Seeing life behind rose colored glasses.

[@braddietzmusic2429]

2:15: “You’ll know he’s got something VERY, VERY unusual going for him up front.” 🤣

[@Nyeoom]

You can have your video in any color you want, as long as its red

[@eyeoverhollywood]

HaHaHa!

[@Nyeoom]

@@eyeoverhollywood nice video, a water methanol injected turbo production car seems like an impossible concept let alone how long ago it was. good find!

[@SquillyMon]

You can tell that everywhere they shot this footage was a relatively new development. All the trees and shrubs are immature and the homes are nearly brad new.

[@BruceChristie1960]

Beauty! I want one!

[@BuzzLOLOL]

I drove one of these daily back in 1960's as a teen... I forgot what a cute little car it was... with round dual taillights like a '68 Dodge Charger... the heavy turbo was slow accelerating and provided little to no boost in 1st gear... but full boost in upper gears... The car seemed to accelerate as hard in 2nd gear as in 1st because of that... Power was limited by valve springs that allowed hydraulic lifter pump up by only 4600 RPMs... barely enough to reach max automatic tranny shift point of 4400 RPMs at WOT in Drive shifter position... Top speed was limited to 98 MPH by lifter pump up...

[@walterweddle7644]

Not too long ago I saw one at our local chevrolet dealership. Light blue two door. I was fortunate enough to sit in it and it was amazing just looking at the car manual in the glove compartment. It was like sitting inside a time capsule. Especially when most vehicles today look alike and resemble SUVs.

[@tony64t]

Growing up in late 60s Port-au-Prince Haiti, my next door neighbor had a silver model. I remember it well, because he bought me and my sister, along with his children to the drive-in movies every Friday night.

[@ololiver92]

Jay Leno sent me here

[@Jerry-ok8gj]

I miss Oldsmobile!!

[@jackrohde4709]

Beautiful car.

[@scottmathews3777]

We had a 1963 F-85 wagon that was more like a jet slush, when it wasn't in the shop. :-)

[@jamessawyer8889]

I have a 3 tape set of Olds commercials but this is a bonus because there’s nothing with this in it but I like it this was an experiment in high performance in a compact car

[@ssjlkrillin]

I understand it's a promotional film but [in those days] they really didn't leave anyone guessing as to their intent behind the marketing. I could've sworn the narrator said "this car will change your life".

[@CarminesRCTipsandTricks]

It's actually a shame that we gave up on the Aluminum 3.5L V8 so quickly and GAVE it to Rover UK! 😲 Further development could have made it a better Japanese Car killer back in the late 60's to early 70's. But we HAD to have our BIG Engines in heavy Cars....

[@jysmtl]

PoorManRC totally true. Cubic inches were such an easier and cheaper solution. It was many years later that they really figured turbos out. But Therese were awesome.

[@johnnysalazar5163]

@@jysmtl Ford wasn't too far off, they had the 302 ci and chevy had the 327

[@ufoengines]

Dig this kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJvZmql5rN9kqK8 Made an interesting plane engine.

[@michaelmartinez1345]

What a great advertisement!!! Really nice car too!!! Made at a time when the jet-age was really starting to accelerate and the U.S. was in an intense competition with Russia on Space Programs... The timing for this was Perfect!!! I'm wondering WHY Oldsmobile did not just lower the compression ratio of the 215 v-8 to accomadate the turbo-charger set-up? Maybe so they could sell the patented 'Rocket Fluid' to those who bought these cars? I remember when going through aviation maintenance training school, back in the early 1980's when they were talking about a thing called ADI (Anti Detonate Injection) , that was used on super-charged and turbo-charged piston engined fighter planes from WW2, Korea & Viet-Nam (A-1 D Sky-Raiders). It was a mix of alcohol & water & about 7% water soluble machining 'way' oil , to help reduce the detonation issues on forced induction reciprocating engines at high intake manifold pressures... Oldsmobile took these ideas and put it into their cars... My guess is they (Oldsmobile) had people who were involved with or related to people who designed these piston-engined fighter plane engines , 20 years prior to the designs of these car engines... Edelbrock industries later came out with a system to help stop detonation in hopped-up / high compression engines called VARA-JECTION, which also uses water & alcohol . This is innovation, from inventions that started way back in the early 1940's... Brilliant engineering!!!

[@CarminesRCTipsandTricks]

@@michaelmartinez1345 The reason they didn't lower the compression was - they simply didn't know better. Turbos were used for many years in Piston Aircraft... but they operated at thinner Atmospheric pressure, and MUCH colder air. High Compression Knock was easily mitigated with more Fuel and Water/Alcohol Injection. An Intercooler would have helped the Olds.... but again, they simply didn't know yet. GOOD question!

[@tomanderson6335]

Ironically, despite being first (or second, depending on whom you ask) to market, the Jetfire would be the only turbocharged production car Oldsmobile would ever make. Yes, they set records with turbo Quad4s in the Aerotech and the 1988 Cutlass Supreme convertible Indy pace car had a turbo Quad4 producing a claimed 250 horsepower that was allegedly "production intended," but it never went any further than that.

[@monsieurcommissaire1628]

Aw, heck, I want one now!

[@jimroveto1543]

A time long gone, when the actual car sold you, not the pricing BS that ends up being just that, BS, for a throw away vehicle after 3 years. Today's crap will never become classics.

[@rico387]

Gee, that’s swell!

[@johnnysalazar5163]

Gee wiz

[@johntakeuchi616]

Thank you Wally said Beaver.

[@JamesBond-hu9rg]

I have a few of the Rare F85s! And now a Few ‘63.

[@RandyMony]

Pontiac design (by DeLorean), built by Oldsmobile, Buick-powered - the first Turbocharged production car ever!

[@oldsjetfire8975]

Olds and Buick both had their own version of this engine. Olds had more head bolts and different heads and pistons. It was Oldsmobile designed car though. The platform was much alike though.

[@thomasraywood679]

Entertaining on so many levels.

[@RRMGarage]

I like how they tested the engine for 3 years and still didn't realize they should lower the compression. lol

[@CarminesRCTipsandTricks]

.... One of the ONLY things that a computer is GOOD for! 😲 Today we can HAVE Turbo and High Compression. We've got enough processing power to handle all the instant demands.... Back then, as smart as they were, their best solution was coolant injection. Even in the 80's and 90's, we couldn't go beyond 8.2:1 Compression with a Turbo....

[@goognamgoognw6637]

Well, you can see their turbo was not developed to be active all the time like a modern turbo car. It was only a bonus so they kept the compression ratio where it was. They did not want to commit to interactive turbo on a commercial product. They probably found out how hot it would get if run all the time. They did not commit.

[@jysmtl]

They knew perfectly well the trade-offs they were dealing with. The solution they came up with worked well, technically. The problem was dumb owners, like me (I had one, my first car) would let the jet fuel run out.

[@007chuky]

I have one ready to restore ..

[@oldsjetfire8975]

Is it a 62 or 63?

[@007chuky]

62 identical to the one you see. I need help and any thing will be helpful ... Thank you..

[@oldsjetfire8975]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bajClqWFi5J-qNE

[@johnmaddox7432]

@@007chuky If you have one it's one the rarest. Most had the turbo ripped out by the dealership. The TFR used in it was only sold at dealerships and had to be refilled every tank or 2. The average mechanic of the time did more harm than good to these engines. If you try to run straight water they only develop 1lb. of boost. The other issue was no upgrade to the suspension either. Just another grocery getter with a twist. They were a complete marketing failure, and Olds failed to live up to their hype. The turbo is a Garret unit developing 5lbs. of boost you will have to have a machine shop make the parts to rebuild it. The engine is a 231 same as the Buick.

[@007chuky]

I will take somo pictures, needs a lot of work, but is worth it. Patience. 🌠 🎆

[@robkunkel8833]

7:01 “Even with real bumps” (camera focuses on woman’s top as she jumps up and down).

[@fairfaxcat1312]

This is a dealer information presentation. The idea is to help the dealer sell the automobile. The automobile the dealer will be selling is the Oldsmobile automobile. Oldsmobile (sometimes called Olds) was a product of the General Motors automobile company. It was a big name in automobiles for many years and was driven by the upper middle class. Anyway, this presentation is directed toward the dealer to “pump him up,” getting him excited about the product he will be selling (Oldsmobile). The more excited the dealer gets the more Oldsmobile automobiles he will sell. The more Oldsmobile automobiles he sells the more money he and the motor company will make. Even the janitor who cleans the toilets back where the mechanics dirty everything up will make more money if the dealer sells the Oldsmobile automobile. Additionally, the dealer will avoid getting himself chewed out in the back room if he goes ahead and sells the automobile. His family will be happy too because they will be able to eat and pay the light bill.

[@martintaper7997]

"plane, boss, secretary, jetfire, bedroom."

[@boataxe4605]

Doomed to fail by requiring the proprietary “Rocket fuel” every three or four hundred miles. You had to buy it from a dealer. The only car that you couldn’t get all of the required fluids for from the corner gas station.

[@michaelmartinez1345]

@Boat Axe, Water 50%, Methyl Alcohol 49% and a little 1% water-soluble machining oil... Not hard to find in several places...

[@boataxe4605]

@@michaelmartinez1345 Yes, but they didn’t publicize that formula because they wanted to sell it through their dealers. Hence proprietary.

[@descent8275]

"in Colour" Everything is like black and white. but in red.

[@MrDemonchild71]

DESCENT rose coloured glasses

[@JimJones-zc9mk]

It's in red because it's a stored memory file from a T-800 terminator that traveled back to 1962 😂😂😂😂

[@johnbeauvais3159]

This actually has to do with how old film worked, it had a limited chroma spectrum so red pretty much just looked black and so by passing the film through a red filter it accented red hues without distorting black or blue as much so in effect it achieved a simple color pattern

[@rizzlerazzleuno4733]

@@johnbeauvais3159 This appears to be from 16mm color film that has color shifted due to age and possibly heat or moisture. When it was first processed the colors would have looked great. Once it has shifted to reddish, sometimes green, blue, or yellow, only a very expensive frame by frame color restoration could bring back the original correct colors. Too bad digital photography did not exist in 1962. Or computer controlled fuel injection and turbo charging. The 61-62 compact cars from GM were nifty, but in 63 they increased in size and weight and just continued to get larger each generation.

[@terrybaptist795]

So oldsmobile had a aluminum V8 two years before the 64 corvette Grand Sport had a aluminum V8 that was loosly based off the 327 V8 that punched out to 377 cubic inches.

[@desertbob6835]

I had one if these. Fast, oh yes. Good? Not with that crappy Model.5 Roto Hydra-Matic, it wasn't! I looked for a 4 speed for years, but gave up. "Turbo Rocket Fluid?" A fifth of cheap vodka and distilled water worked better! Those GM compacts were good handling cars, but the Olds was best.

[@jysmtl]

DeserT BoB I had one, too. With that damned two speed automatic. What a piece of crap that transmission. Basically ruined the car. But the car was awesome, anyway. Red with white vinyl top (crappy vinyl). I would run without the rocket fuel, of course. I kept blowing out the gasket that kept oil out. I bought a spare turbo off a wreck at the local junk yard and would rebuild one until the other one blew out and kept swapping turbos back and forth for years. I wanted to find a 4 speed and also always dreamed about fitting a better carburetor (don’t know if it really needed it or not, but at the time I thought it did). It was such a sleeper, nobody knew what it was. I would blow the doors off Mustangs, Nova V8s, even with the transmission, which would slip like crazy because too much power. Would love to have one now, with the 4 speed, and beef up the suspension.

[@dinorei7364]

It´s interesting to see every actor/model seems to be 50 years old or more on this film. The youngest people shown here are probably 45 ( or look 45). Either their hairstyle or clothes make them look older or people under 50 were not the client target age. The ladies seem to be the youngest people.And apparently no woman was called to drive or sit on the front seat. By the way ...seatbelts?...why have them in use?... The car is gorgeous and apparently the turbo delivered 215 HP and it was really impressive. The film was really in color. One color:Red. It happens when the others gradually disappear. Gorgeous film. Gorgeous car.

[@samesource]

Well, kind of in color. The blue and green have almost completely faded from this old stock, leaving all the magenta. It can be restored to a large extent with software.

[@MrSFSTUDIOS]

Too bad GM never offered this engine in the Chevy Vega. Now that would have been something!

[@Paramount531]

I always thought the standard Buick 215 would have been great in a Vega.

[@MrSFSTUDIOS]

@@Paramount531 D&D Fabrication used to sell kits to swap them into Vegas.

[@bruceabrahamsen221]

I had a 62 buick, I believe it had a v6 in it. Nice car. The body shape looks the same.

[@bluesky6449]

"Fist time seen!"

[@williambrown3458]

Cool car that Jetfire! Btw, the Ferriss Bueller Ferrari at around the 7:08 mark.

[@williamj1813]

Great soundtrack music.

[@pl5624]

They sure made it look like if you bought their car you would have it made.....until trade in time...or when it's in the shop...

[@CodeineAbdulJabbar]

Yeah that's literally every car advertisement lmao

[@Porsche996driver]

Wait - Oldsmobile made a small Turbo V8 in 1962?! Like 40 years ahead of its time?! With some kind of liquid intercooler?! Thought these were n/a I’m actually shocked ha. Very European car for the time!

[@CodeineAbdulJabbar]

Yep half water half methanol "jet fuel" that was mechanically injected when the boost kicked in.

[@davidgold5961]

Yes, and an all-aluminum engine at that. And in a Euro-size body.

[@robertphillips6296]

I wonder what this would look like if it was put through Digital Correction?

[@cargo4441]

For my money I would have bought a 409 Impala.

[@JimJones-zc9mk]

I'd put the turbo from.the Oldsmobile on to a 409 Impala and smoke some tires off.

[@johneddy908]

The Chevy Impala was a full-size car back then, and Olds' equivalent using the GM B platform to the best of my knowledge was the 88. There was also the Starfire two-door hardtop and convertible, which was based on the Super 88. The Starfire's available 425 "Sky Rocket" V8 was Olds' hottest production engine back then.

[@montymatilda]

@@johneddy908 394 until 1965, then the 425

[@jysmtl]

Sure. Cubic inches were a cheaper solution than this kind of advanced engineering. Eventually, they figured turbos out. They gave up for some years before coming back.

[@johnp409]

Yay for the Chimney Rock (NC) Hill Climb. My understanding is they would let anybody time trial up the mountain at their own peril.

[@kimw9340]

Way ahead of its time shame they only made this car a couple years imagine if they made the bigger cube 394 with a draw through turbo setup. Oldsmobile would have really been a performance and style powerhouse

[@jysmtl]

K they should’ve saved Olds instead of Buick.

[@johneddy908]

The real reason Olds discontinued the Jetfire after only two years was that F-85 on which it was based was up against stiff competition from GM's own Chevy II, which offered a premium Nova SS option package with a 327 V8, as well as the Ford Falcon, Mercury Comet, Plymouth Valiant and Dodge Dart, all of which offered similar V8-powered premium performance packages. For 1964, F-85, along with Pontiac Tempest and Buick Special, switched to the same platform as the Chevy Chevelle.

[@SquillyMon]

2:05 I guess nobody in the ad department noticed that he floored the accelerator while in bumper to bumper traffic...to display its, what? Power in traffic ?

[@masterfirelindsey]

FAB!

[@TravisBic41162]

I want one 😍😍😍

[@NCLUSA]

Wow!!, 215 HP, my old dodge Intrepid had 250 HP, with no turbo to burn up. The old cars were the best we had at the time but now we have much more reliable cars. The American people are sold so very easily ) : ?

[@larsenburger]

"Put any driver behind the wheel..." (just not the lady apparently :-)

[@blackisback74]

Thanks Jay Leno

[@04dram04]

man this is cheezy

[@zekeonstormpeak4186]

It was based on the F85, Tempest, Special platform. While Chevy had their own Corvair. The Olds, Pontiac , and Buick were much better cars!!

[@MrSFSTUDIOS]

The 215 V-8 was a great motor. So much so, GM sold it to land Rover!

[@chief1972]

It still has a generator?

[@oldsjetfire8975]

It was the last year for the Generator. The 63 Jetfire has the alternator.

[@nealgrubb1889]

wonder what color the car was. the yellow and blue shades were turned off in the film My Dad had one..

[@oldsjetfire8975]

VERY COOL VIDEO! Where did you find this? I would love to see the tape restored to see it in its original look.

[@eyeoverhollywood]

It's been in the family for decades. I wish I had a projector. I paid a lot to have it transferred, you can imagine my shock when I saw they turned it all red. I was in the middle of moving and didn't not see this for months, too late to have it fixed or get a refund. The film is in great shape and in multiple colors. ;).

[@oldsjetfire8975]

@@eyeoverhollywood Would you be willing to sell the tape?

[@eyeoverhollywood]

@@oldsjetfire8975 I would consider it. If you want, send me your email.

[@davidgarris2513]

@@eyeoverhollywood Get ahold of a man on KZbin, Osborne Tramain. He specifically restores these prom films. ... I'm very certain he would not charge you. 🐕🐕🐕. He specifically specializes in these vintage auto promotional films. He has a KZbin channel and features a majority of Chrysler Corp as he worked for them. I'm certain it's well worth your time.

[@avgeek1930]

@Olds Jetfire thanks for explaining the reason for all the red , great video, the Jetfire was one of a kind car

[@l337pwnage]

They drove that car places you wouldn't dare drive a modern 4x4, lol. For some reason, every time they mention the "turbo rocket fluid", I think of that Mad Max line, "Sucks Nitro! 600 horsepower through the whip!", lol.

[@oldsmobileman1403]

"Lahst of the V-V-V-8's!"

[@l337pwnage]

@@oldsmobileman1403 lol, that day isn't too far off now. I'm not even sure if there are any V8's left over 7 Liters.

[@mrfester42]

Where was this filmed? On what highways, and what town was shown when they showed the suburban home that the car owner lived in?

[@jvolstad]

I like it. Does anyone remember the original Toronado?

[@billbright1755]

That Milk Man acted like he was as lost but that lady seemed to know him .

[@theguy9234]

One thing i saw that's different from the one on jay leno garage. His had a plastic jug for the turbo fluid.... On this original video. You see it's a metal tank.

[@oldsjetfire8975]

The one on Leno's show is also metal. Same tank.

[@frederickwise5238]

It could have been even hotter if they had taken cold air in from beside the radiator thru the grill. instead of hot air from under the hood. (hey I owned one.!!)

[@stevefraser5587]

The "silken surge of 'seleration..." Oh yeah!

[@HC-cb4yp]

Drives his "Jetfire" Olds to the racetrack where they're racing... Porsches...

[@enlightenCA]

Is turbo rocket fluid just moonshine?

[@steveb9151]

I had forgotten that everything in the world was red back then.

[@JamesBond-hu9rg]

Looks like Fisher rd in Grosse Ponte Mich.

[@Code3forever]

I seem to remember this engine lasting a short time. One horsepower per cubic inch was considered powerful for the engine displacement back then. I think these engines burned up easily and the turbo charger required a lot if maintenance. Am going off from my memory here.

[@tomlangley6236]

You are correct sir!

[@TRDOffRoad2020]

Sure did have the red tint turned up all the way in the old Zenith color tron.

[@TheCarCrazyGuy]

Today practically everything has been Turbo Rocketed.

[@segervind]

@boardsofcanada more footage for your music?

[@localastorian9626]

This is my personal film. They can contact me if they wish to use it.

[@dbx1233]

Around 4:48 two ladies climb into the back seat. I guess in 1962, women really knew their place. I wonder if that comment will generate any angry comments? LOL

[@jackrohde4709]

Everyone and everything had so much class then, now there's no class thanks hippies!

[@brandonmerkley4961]

jack rohde awesome analogy

[@johnnyhawkins43]

jack rohde your welcome!!!!

[@johnnyhawkins43]

jack rohde your welcome!

[@vojtechhykys1466]

Well it is deffiniteli in colour.

[@modiste]

2:09. Note the 1958 Edsel in the right lane.

[@richardthefox3412]

So how would they Have shown this film? Was there a projection screen in the showroom floor, or tv screen or something else?

[@davidgold5961]

It was a training film made for salesmen. And yes, the dealership would have a film projector, just like in a classroom in school.

[@Miklos82]

Notice Oldsmobile went out of their way to not mention "turbo Lag".

[@oldsjetfire8975]

there is minimal lag time in this setup because it starts out with high compression. Nearly every modern turbocharged production car is also high compression and make it work with modern electronics. Took manufacturers nearly 60 years to accomplish what Oldsmobile done in 1962 mechanically.All other production turbo cars till now used low compression to band aid the detonation affect.

[@SwanandNatu]

Ossom car, fantastic days... Used Chevy Corvair platform for Olds Jetfire?

[@kleverich]

Nope. Corvair was rear-engined air-cooled.

[@Darren...son4634]

I want one

[@mongrelhalfbreedobern]

Star fire was Jetfire lite for Women

[@billgee02]

1962 was very red that rear

[@EugeneSamonov]

6:10 😂😂😂👍